Guatemala City, February 18 (RHC)-- In Guatemala, dozens of girls and women carried out a bicycle caravan in Guatemala City, protesting skyrocketing violence against women, children and youth in the country. The protesters rode their bikes to the Constitutional Plaza, lining up in front of the presidential palace, where they were met by police. ... More
Little Rock, February 18 (RHC)-- In the United States, a federal appeals court has thrown out an Arkansas state law prohibiting government contractors from participating in boycotts of Israel, ruling it violates their First Amendment rights. ... More
Amman, February 18 (RHC)-- Renowned Palestinian author and poet Mourid Barghouti has died at the age of 76 in Amman, Jordan. Barghouti spent most of his life in exile, writing about his Palestinian homeland and the Israeli occupation. ... More
Atlanta, February 18 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Georgia, meat plant workers who survived a deadly liquid nitrogen leak at a Gainesville poultry processing plant last month say they are being discriminated against and intimidated as they try to file compensation claims and get medical care.... More
Paris, February 18 (RHC)-- France’s National Assembly approved the controversial so-called anti-separatism bill, which the government says will strengthen France’s secular principles and help counter the rise of militant Islamist groups. ... More
Washington, February 17 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) filed a lawsuit Tuesday against former President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and far-right groups for inciting the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection on January 6th. ... More
Tehran, February 17 (RHC)-- President Hassan Rouhani has once again reiterated Iran’s opposition to any renegotiation of a nuclear deal it clinched with major world states in 2015, saying the United States should practically lift its “illegal” sanctions in the first place in order for the agreement to get back on track.... More
Houston, February 17 (RHC)-- At least 37 people have been killed and millions remain without power as a major winter storm sweeps across large swaths of the United States, bringing record-breaking cold and snow. An overwhelmed and underprepared power grid in Texas plunged millions into freezing cold and darkness. Hundreds of thousands also lost power across parts of Appalachia, as well as in Oregon.... More
Quito, February 17 (RHC)-- Ecuador’s National Electoral Council has suspended a recount of votes from the first round of the presidential election requested by Indigenous candidate Yaku Perez, who has alleged fraud denied him a place in the runoff.... More
London, February 17 (RHC)-- A new coronavirus variant with a potentially worrying set of mutations has been identified in the UK with at least 32 cases so far, experts have said. According to researchers at the University of Edinburgh, the variant known as B1525 has been detected through genome sequencing.... More
Tokyo, February 17 (RHC)-- Fears are growing in Japan – where an inoculation drive against COVID-19 will begin on Wednesday – that millions of doses of Pfizer vaccine could be wasted because of a shortage of special syringes that maximise the number of shots from each vial.... More
Brasilia, February 17 (RHC)-- Cases of femicide and other crimes motivated by gender are leaving two thousand children orphaned in Brazil today, according to a study by the Brazilian Public Security Forum.... More
New York, February 17 (RHC)-- In the United States, the current COVID pandemic has underscored the need for fundamental housing reform. According to media sources, paying one's rent -- let alone purchasing an apartment or home -- can be an impossible dream. ... More
La Paz, February 16 (RHC)-- The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, acknowledged on Tuesday to governors, municipalities and other officials of the country that his administration is prioritizing the vaccination against COVID-19, at a time when he has completed first 100 days of administration.... More
Quito, February 16 (RHC)-- The political movement Unión por la Esperanza (UNES), whose presidential ticket garnered the highest number of votes in the first round of elections in Ecuador, supports the pending recount of votes in that country.... More
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